Matthew 25:43

Good News Translation

I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.’

Cross References

Job 31:19

When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,

Jeremiah 23:2

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the rulers who were supposed to take care of his people: “You have not taken care of my people; you have scattered them and driven them away. Now I am going to punish you for the evil you have done.

Ezekiel 22:29

The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Matthew 25:36

naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.’

Matthew 25:42

I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;

Matthew 25:44

Then they will answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?’

Acts 15:36

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in every town where we preached the word of the Lord, and let us find out how they are getting along.”

Hebrews 13:2

Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering, as though you were suffering as they are.

Judges 19:15

They turned off the road to go and spend the night there. They went into town and sat down in the city square, but no one offered to take them home for the night.